CVE-2024-58016safesetid: check size of policy writes
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: safesetid: check size of policy writes syzbot attempts to write a buffer with a large size to a sysfs entry with writes handled by handle_policy_update(), triggering a warning in kmalloc. Check the size specified for write buffers before allocating. [PM: subject tweak]
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from aeca4e2ca65c1aeacfbe520684e6421719d99417 before 976284b94f2021df09829e37a367e19b84d9e5f3; from aeca4e2ca65c1aeacfbe520684e6421719d99417 before ecf6a4a558097920447a6fb84dfdb279e2ac749a; from aeca4e2ca65c1aeacfbe520684e6421719d99417 before a0dec65f88c8d9290dfa1d2ca1e897abe54c5881; from aeca4e2ca65c1aeacfbe520684e6421719d99417 before 96fae5bd1589731592d30b3953a90a77ef3928a6; from aeca4e2ca65c1aeacfbe520684e6421719d99417 before 36b385d0f2b4c0bf41d491e19075ecd990d2bf94; from aeca4e2ca65c1aeacfbe520684e6421719d99417 before c71d35676d46090c891b6419f253fb92a1a9f4eb; from aeca4e2ca65c1aeacfbe520684e6421719d99417 before f09ff307c7299392f1c88f763299e24bc99811c7 | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | before V1.1.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 5.1 before 5.10.235; from 5.11 before 5.15.179; from 5.16 before 6.1.129; from 6.2 before 6.6.78; from 6.7 before 6.12.14; from 6.13 before 6.13.3 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/976284b94f2021df09829e37a367e19b84d9e5f3patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf6a4a558097920447a6fb84dfdb279e2ac749apatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0dec65f88c8d9290dfa1d2ca1e897abe54c5881patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96fae5bd1589731592d30b3953a90a77ef3928a6patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36b385d0f2b4c0bf41d491e19075ecd990d2bf94patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c71d35676d46090c891b6419f253fb92a1a9f4ebpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f09ff307c7299392f1c88f763299e24bc99811c7patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
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